Sunday, December 27, 2009

BACON DESSERTS

For those of you not sick yet of eating holiday cookies and cake...HERE is a link to some recipes, courtesy of NPR (yeah, we are cultured like that sometimes).

My favorite being the Peanut Butter-Maple Bacon Fudge



Makes 49 squares

12 strips maple-smoked bacon, with 2 strips reserved for garnish

1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup peanut butter chips

1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

4 tablespoons unsalted butter

1/2 teaspoon maple extract

Coat an 8-inch-square pan with cooking spray.

In a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon, turning several times, until browned and done, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Chop finely. Reserve 2 of the chopped slices for garnish.

Combine all ingredients except bacon in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir continuously until chips and butter are melted, and mixture is thick and smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in bacon.

Pour into prepared pan. Sprinkle the reserved chopped bacon on top and lightly press with your fingertips. Cover with aluminum foil and chill in the refrigerator until firm, at least 4 hours, or preferably overnight.

Slice into 7 equal rows to create 49 squares. It's a good idea to use a ruler to ensure equal-sized pieces. Serve at about room temperature.

Monday, December 21, 2009

A "RARE" BACON EXPERIENCE...

Ok, so this isn't much about bacon as it is about burgers. I was lucky enough to be invited by Rev from BURGER CONQUEST to head to RARE BAR & GRILL in NYC for a "burger tasting". These were honestly some of the best burgers I've ever had...and two of the three burgers tasted had some of the most amazing apple smoked bacon ever to grace a burger.

The best being the "M&M Burger" which is their classic flambeed in Makers Mark, topped with caramelized shallots, cheddar cheese & of course, apple smoked bacon (served slider style for this special event).



Read all the juicy details about the burgers and the event by clicking the banner:

Friday, December 11, 2009

CELEBRATE HANUKKAH WITH SOME BACON CHEESEBURGER SAUSAGE

Thank you to The Meat Hook in Brooklyn for this genius concoction. It shall grace the plate of my Hanukkah dinner tonight. Happy Holidays to you all!





URBANDADDY STORY

THE MEAT HOOK WEBSITE

Thursday, November 19, 2009

FROM THE BACONJEW MAILBAG

All sorts of assorted goodies that I expect you all to send me this holiday season!

Click on picture to find out more on each item...










Wednesday, November 18, 2009

ORPHANED LAND UNITES THE MIDDLE EAST THROUGH METAL

Who's your favorite heavy metal band from Israel? What, you didn't know there were metal bands in the Middle East? Well, one that you need to check out is ORPHANED LAND. Their new record, The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR hits stores on February 9th, 2010 (Jan 25th overseas).

Although the band is from Israel, they are looking to unite all of Middle East - no matter the country or religion - through their music. And to top it all off, they have one of the most striking publicity photos I've ever seen portraying this unity.



Vocalist Kobi Farhi comments on the album’s concept and the striking new promo photo as follows: “First of all, I wish to thank each and every one of you for all the comments you left for our new band photo. The comments were from Jews, Christians and Muslims as one, you all know that this unification is what we’re all about..."

Farhi continues: "The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR is a concept album revolving around a hero: the warrior of light. This hero isn't someone specific, but could be the listener of the album himself, as this album deals with the problems we are facing in our lives every day. Especially here, in the Middle East, we feel that we are trapped in a loop of confusion and darkness. Living in this region, we see that year after year nothing changes. People continue to die in useless wars and we are trapped in a bloody circle. ORPHANED LAND has been around for 18 years and we continue to sing about the same subjects and stories, because after 18 years we are still living in a tragic, orphaned land. To fight this tragedy we have chosen a peaceful, yet powerful weapon: our music.”

If you want to check out another great article on the band, check out the story my fellow Jewish bloggers over at METALSUCKS did by clicking HERE

Saturday, November 14, 2009

NICE JEWISH GUYS CALENDAR

Thanks to my friend Andy for posting a story about this. Although I am personally offended for not being asked to be in this...I'll still promote it. Check it at www.nicejewishguys.net

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

BACON AS ART

I've seen a good amount of these from various posts on the web, as well as from you, my readers. But here is a good compilation of them all that Comedy.com put together...including the Bacon Toilet.

Enjoy HERE

Friday, October 30, 2009

CNN COVERS THE "NEW JEWS"

Two "Jewish" posts in a row...don't worry, there will be a "Bacon" one coming soon! My friend Nick just sent me over a great article from CNN on the "New Jew" and I wanted to share with you, my readers. I'm a little offended that they didn't interview me, but I'll live.

Check out the article HERE

Thursday, October 29, 2009

OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES - ANOTHER INSTALLMENT

This time coming from Michael Bergman, a 62-year old insurance agent. Enjoy and be sure to check out the full website at OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

BACON-WRAPPED MATZOH BALLS

File under the "Why didn't I think of that" category comes Bacon-Wrapped Matzoh Balls from THE GORBALS restaurant in California. The chef, Ilan Hall won the Bravo show "Top Chef" and is using his Scottish/Israeli roots as an influence on his menu. Can't wait to head out west and try these!

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

BBQ JEW

Obviously I am not the only pork-loving Jew out there. I recently was introduced to another great site focusing on all things BBQ (which of course is one of my favorite pastimes as well). Check out WWW.BBQJEW.COM for all the tasty goodness!

Thursday, September 24, 2009

TWITTELEH

No explanation needed...just awesomeness

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

BACON BURGER

From the SOLID DUDES KITCHEN comes...the BACON BURGER. Too see it made in all it's glory, just click HERE

Thursday, September 17, 2009

HAPPY (JEWISH) NEW YEAR FROM SOMEECARDS.COM

And thanks to them for coming up with e-cards like the one below and the others HERE

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

BACON IS GOOD FOR ME (REMIX)

How could I not post this...

Monday, September 14, 2009

THE CONTROVERSY OVER SWIFT

I don't know what Kanye's problem is, this looks good to me...

Sunday, September 13, 2009

BACON DRESS

Before there was Reno 911, Stella and Michael & Michael Have Issues, there was the genius that was THE STATE

Friday, September 11, 2009

LIVE TO 115 YEARS OLD EATING BACON

A sad note today that Gertrude Baines died Friday at a nursing home at the age of 115. She lived to be the world's oldest person on a steady diet of crispy BACON, fried chicken and ice cream. Read more from Yahoo HERE

Monday, September 7, 2009

ANOTHER OLD JEW TELLING A JOKE

Here's another installment from one of my favorite sites, OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES. This ones comes from Sidney Goldberg, 69 years old.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

MATISYAHU HITS THE MAINSTREAM

Just a quick congrats to MATISYAHU on his Top 20 debut on the Billboard Charts today. His new album, Light, sold over 22,000 copies in it's first week and he's heading overseas for some tour dates in October (guessing after the holidays of course). Check out the video for his single "One Day" and go buy the record now if you haven't already.

Friday, August 28, 2009

FROM THE BACONJEW MAILBAG

Lot of Bacon-related items from the mail bag this week. Most pictures will link to the story for each...enjoy!











MAJOR LEAGUE DREIDEL

Thanks to my friends over at REIGN IN BLONDE for bringing this event to my attention. I'd heard of MAJOR LEAGUE DREIDEL, but didn't realize it was a real event. Well, on December 12th at the Knitting Factory here in NYC is the 3rd Annual event that features some great bands as well like GODS OF FIRE.

Mark your calendars now!

Saturday, August 22, 2009

SEPTEMBER 5TH - INTERNATIONAL BACON DAY

Mark your calendars now, because in two weeks it will be time to celebrate INTERNATIONAL BACON DAY! September 5th is not only the first day of college football (well, for at least my alma mater), but everyone will be celebrating all that is our favorite pork product. This is always a great precursor to the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, which is just two weeks later this year.

There will be events going on worldwide, so lookout for one near you!

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

BACON BEER

Hi everyone, I've taken a little bit of a sabbath from BaconJew lately, so my apologies for not bringing the latest bacon and Jewish news to you. A lot of new visitors here because of my friends at THIS IS WHY YOU'RE FAT putting up the BACONCADO story on their site, so welcome!

Something that just showed up in the mailbag was for BROOKLYN BREWERY'S new "bacon beer". Check out the story over at the GOTHAMIST...can't wait to make it over to Williamsburg to try it.


Friday, July 17, 2009

YEAR OF THE SCHMEAR

From the mailbag this week comes "The Jewish Zodiac Calendar". A detailed look, year by year, of what food is most associated with you. I know that our people love the Chinese culture, but I thought it was more about eating their food on Christmas than mimicking their calendar.

I will say it is pretty genius, with such quotes as "Thou Shall Not Covet Their Neighbor's Plate" and "On The Seventh Day, Thou Shall Nosh". Find out what food represents you here

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

HAVE YOU MET MY NEW GIRLFRIEND?

Not sure if she is a member of the tribe, but she has amazing fashion sense

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

BACON IS ALL IN THE FAMILY

Sorry for the delay in updating Baconjew. I've been wandering the desert, getting a tan, and wishing my parents would have dressed me like this for our family photo back when I was a kid

Thursday, June 18, 2009

SWINE OF THE TIMES

Who would have thunk it....a Jewish magazine covering BaconJew.com! Thanks to my friends at THE FORWARD for giving some love to heathens like me. Check out the article HERE

Monday, June 8, 2009

IPHONE BACON

All the talk today is of the Apple announcements at WWDC. Well, now that lots of new people are going to be carrying iPhones around (and making my AT&T service even worse), they are going to be loading up on Apps.

Here are a few Bacon-related ones to check out until I take the time to develop my own:



IBACON


DANCING BACON MAN


POCKET BACON

Thursday, May 28, 2009

PORK IS THE MEAT OF KINGS

Thank you Adam for sending me this video...enjoy!

Sunday, May 24, 2009

PUNK ROCK JEWS

If you are in NYC on June 11th (I unfortunately will not), head on over to The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research to witness a summit of four punk rock legends talking about all things music and being Jewish.

These legends include Ramones founder and original drummer Tommy Ramone (born Tamas Erdelyi), Dictators singer and radio personality Handsome Dick Manitoba (Richard Blum), Patti Smith guitarist and journalist Lenny Kaye, and Blondie co-founder and guitarist Chris Stein.

Should be a very cool event, which you can read more about HERE

Friday, May 22, 2009

LIGHT YOUR GRILL THIS MEMORIAL DAY WITH...BACON

Thanks to my friend Jeff for sending me this article on how Bacon can melt metal! How awesome is this...

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

BACON LUBE II "ELECTRIC BOOGALOO"

Thanks to my friend Scott for passing on the actual taste test of BACONLUBE

Enjoy (I guess)

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

ALL I WANT FOR (INSERT JEWISH HOLIDAY) IS BACON JELLY BEANS

There are Bacon Mints, Gummy Bacon, and hundreds of other bacon-flavored candy products...but for some reason, these seem like they would be the best. I think one of you out there should buy them for your favorite BaconJew.


Click here to buy from Amazon

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

CANDIED BACON FROM FOOD2.COM

One of my favorite new websites is FOOD2.COM, mostly because they feature food that I can make...and also share a love of all that is BACON! Check out their recipe and video for CANDIED BACON. Enjoy!

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

KOSHER KLOTHING

Time for a little self-promotion here. A lot of the inspiration for BaconJew came from a shirt I designed a few years ago under my t-shirt line, KOSHER KLOTHING. Believe it or not, I actually have the word "Kosher" trademarked for use on clothing - imagine that! Well, I just redesigned the site and launched a new Ebay store, so head over to the site and support...and remember to "Mix Your Milk And Your Meat"!

Friday, May 1, 2009

CELEBRATE THE KENTUCKY DERBY WITH BACON MINT JULEPS

In celebration of the Kentucky Derby tomorrow afternoon, I've combined a couple of recipes to bring you the "Bacon Mint Julep"

First off, you need to make Don Lee of PDT's Bacon-Infused Bourbon:
-Take 3 or 4 slices bacon, or enough to render 1 ounce of fat (PDT uses Benton’s, but any extra-smoky variety will do)
-Cook bacon in pan and reserve rendered fat.
-When bacon fat has cooled a bit, pour off one ounce from pan.
-Pour bourbon into a non-porous container.
-Strain the bacon fat into the container and infuse for 4 to 6 hours at room temperature.
-Place mixture in freezer until all the fat is solidified.
-With a slotted spoon, remove fat and strain mixture into a 750ml bottle of bourbon such as Four Roses.




Next, take the finished Bacon-Infused Bourbon, and use it in the following recipe:

Ingredients
-10 mint leaves, plus a sprig for garnish
-1 1/2 teaspoons superfine sugar
-Seltzer water
-Crushed ice
-2 1/2 ounces Bacon-infused bourbon

Directions
-Place the mint leaves in the bottom of an old-fashioned glass and top with the sugar.
-Muddle these together until the leaves begin to break down.
-Add a splash of seltzer water, fill the glass 3/4 full with crushed ice, and add the bourbon.
-Top with another splash of seltzer, stir, and garnish with a sprig of mint.
-Serve immediately.
-Lather. Rinse. Repeat!


Thursday, April 30, 2009

HOW TO USE BACON...PART V

For fresh breath...

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

PARK SLOPE PORK OFF - SUN MAY 3RD

This Sunday 5/3 in Park Slope (that's Brooklyn for those of you not in NY), there will be the first ever "Pork Off" featuring over 21 chefs making all things pork!

This is a food competition fundraiser for Kamay at Puso (Hand and Heart), a nonprofit that assists survivors of toxic waste in Madapdap, Philippines.

The only rule they have is "make a recipe with pork in it. Bacon, snout, tail, hoof, ham, hock, whatever! Extra points from me if you make a dessert. (And if you use fakin’ bacon, you best fool us but good.)"

Check the flyer below or visit their website HERE for more information!

HOW TO USE BACON...PART IV

To become more aerodynamic...

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

HOW TO USE BACON...PART III

If wounded...

Friday, April 24, 2009

HOW TO USE BACON...PART II

If a grizzly bear attacks...


click to enlarge

Thursday, April 23, 2009

ANOTHER INSTALLMENT OF OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES

This time from Neil Lawner, a retired orthodontist, with his "D Batteries" joke...click here for awesomeness!